The Chernin Group and Take-Two Interactive-backed mobile game publisher raised the series D funding at a reported $1.7bn valuation and is pursuing acquisitions.
Month: October 2019
Jungle Ventures jumps third fund to $240m
The Southeast Asian venture firm has reached the final close of a third fund, in which Cisco Investments is among the limited partners.
Wag gets on acquisition trail
The petsitting service, which received $300m from SoftBank Vision Fund at a $650m valuation last year, is considering selling itself to Petco.
MX Player records series A funding
Tencent led a round for the online streaming service sized at nearly $111m, investing with existing shareholder Times Internet.
Danke Apartment to join public markets
The apartment rental services provider, which counts Ant Financial, UCommune and Bertelsmann as investors, has filed for a $100m IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
Phathom fattens up IPO to $209m
The Takeda-backed gastrointestinal disease therapy developer has boosted its initial public offering to $209m after its shares rose 23% post-flotation.
Chiba Dojo kicks off new fund
The entrepreneur community has secured $23m for its Chiba Dojo Fund from investors including DeNA, Mizuho Bank and Mixi, which has set a $46m target for its final close.
Aviatrix takes flight with $40m
The cloud networking services provider increased its overall funding to $76m in a round that included existing investor Liberty Global Ventures.
ESS eases its way to $30m series C
The energy storage system producer raised $30m in a round co-led by SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy that also featured PTT Global, Evergy and BASF.
Sandbox VR gets $11m to play with
Having already collected $68m in an Alibaba-backed series A round in January, Sandbox VR has added $11m in a celebrity-filled bridge round.
Optum acquires Vivify Health
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division has reportedly acquired US-based patient-monitoring start-up Vivify Health. In March 2016, healthcare provider and insurer UPMC led a $17m series B round for US-based cloud healthcare company Vivify Health as part of a strategic agreement. The round also included laboratory services provider LabCorp and outsourced medical services provider Envision Healthcare Holdings.… Continue reading Optum acquires Vivify Health
GoJek accelerates second batch
Indonesia-based ride-hailing provider GoJek has introduced the second batch of its accelerator programme focused on female entrepreneurs. GoJek Xcelerate is a collaboration between GoJek, Google Developers Launchpad, UBS, McKinsey, Digitaraya and Simona Ventures. The 10 startups: 1Export (the Philippines) Populix (Indonesia) Jio Vio/Olive Wear (India) Love and Flair (Indonesia) Paynamics (the Philippines) Event Banana (Thailand) PurelyB (Malaysia) Kobe (Singapore) Elevait (China/Hongkong) Pixylz Creative Private… Continue reading GoJek accelerates second batch
Duality Technologies adds $16m A round
Duality Technologies, a US-based privacy technology provider, has raised $16m in its series A round from a consortium led by Intel Capital with the participation of Hearst Ventures and Team8, a venture firm backed by Cisco, Microsoft, AT&T, Walmart, Airbus, Softbank, Accenture, Qualcomm, Moody’s, Munich-Re, Dimension Data, Nokia and Scotiabank. In June 2018, Intel and Duality set up an effort… Continue reading Duality Technologies adds $16m A round
Stampli adds $25m B round
Stampli, a US-based company looking to automate invoice management, has raised $25m in its series B round from a consortium including Bloomberg Beta, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous media group. Venture capital firm SignalFire led the B round, with participation from Hillsven Capital and NextWorld Capital. Launched in 2015, Stampli raised a $6.7m A round from… Continue reading Stampli adds $25m B round